Almost Home Lyrics

He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes He was covered with the evening news Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands The bank sign was flashin' five below
It was freezin' rain and spittin' snow He was curled up behind some garbage cans I was afraid that he was dead, I gave him a gentle shake When he opened up his eyes, I said, “Old man, are you okay?” He said
“I just crawled out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin' from some honey bees Drip dryin' in the summer breeze After jumpin' into calico creek”
“I was walkin' down an old dirt road Past a field of hay that had just been mowed Man, I wish you'd just left me alone 'Cause I was almost home”
And he said, “I was just comin' 'round the barn 'Bout the time you grabbed my arm And I heard mama holler, “Son, hurry up” And I was close enough for my own nose To smell fresh cobbler on the stove”
"And I saw daddy loadin' up the truck Cane poles on the tailgate Bobbers blowin' in the wind Since July of 55, that's as close as I've been”
"Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin' from some honey bees Drip dryin' in the summer breeze After jumpin' into calico tree"
"I was walkin' down a old dirt Past a field of hay that had just been mowed Man, I wish you'd just left me alone I was almost home"
I said, “Old man, you're gonna freeze to death Let me drive you to the mission” He said, “Boy, if you'd left me alone right now I'd be fishin'”
"I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin' from some honey bees Drip dryin' in the summer breeze After jumpin' into calico creek"
"I was walkin' down an old dirt road Past a field of hay that had just been mowed Man, I wish you'd just left me alone Man, I wish you'd just left me alone [unverified] I was almost home, I was almost home"